Inscription: Signed and dated (lower right): Marin 38.
the artist (1938–46; sold through An American Place, New York to MMA)
New York. Whitney Museum of American Art. "1945 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting," November 27, 1945–January 10, 1946, no. 96.
Boston. Institute of Modern Art. "John Marin: A Retrospective Exhibition," January 7–February 15, 1947, no. 5.
Washington, D. C. Phillips Memorial Gallery. "John Marin: A Retrospective Exhibition," March 2–April 15, 1947, no. 5.
Minneapolis. Walker Art Center. "John Marin: A Retrospective Exhibition," May 1–June 15, 1947, no. 5.
Salt Lake City. Centennial Art Gallery, Centennial Exposition, Utah State Fair Grounds. "One Hundred Years of American Painting from the Collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City," July 1–29, 1947, no. 98.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. "New Accessions U. S. A.," July 12–September 5, 1948, no. 24.
American Federation of Arts circulating exhibition. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," January 1951–November 1952 (lent to numerous U.S. venues, including those listed below), no catalogue (checklist no. 12).
Hagerstown, Md. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," April 1951.
Nashville. Watkins Institute. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," November 5–25, 1951.
Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery Museum of Art. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," December 1951.
Abilene, Tex. Abilene Museum of Fine Arts. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," April 7–20, 1952.
Shreveport. Louisiana State Exhibit Museum. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," May 11–25, 1952.
South Hadley, Mass. Dwight Art Memorial, Mount Holyoke College. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," November 6–25, 1952.
New Haven. Yale University Art Gallery. "Marin Retrospective," January 15–February 23, 1954, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Columbia Bicentennial Exhibition," October 28, 1954–April 18, 1955, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Feininger, Kuhn, Kuniyoshi, Marin and Nordfeldt," February 24–April 29, 1956, no catalogue.
Katonah, N.Y. Katonah Gallery. "John Marin (1870-1953): Etchings and Paintings," January 6–29, 1958, no catalogue (unnumbered checklist attached to exhibition announcement).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Fourteen American Masters: Paintings from Colonial Times to Today," October 16, 1958–January 4, 1959, no catalogue.
University of California, Berkeley. "Art from Ingres to Pollock: Painting and Sculpture since Neoclassicism," March 6–April 3, 1960, unnumbered cat. (p. 50).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Three Centuries of American Painting," April 9–October 17, 1965, unnum. checklist.
San Diego. La Jolla Museum of Art. "Marsden Hartley, John Marin," February 12–March 27, 1966, no. 31.
New York. Whitney Museum of American Art. "Juliana Force's Selections for The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 1–May 11, 1980, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Paintings and Watercolors by John Marin," February 3–March 29, 1981, no catalogue.
Canberra. Australian National Gallery. "20th Century Masters from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York," March 1–April 27, 1986, unnumbered cat. (p. 51).
Brisbane. Queensland Art Gallery. "20th Century Masters from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York," May 7–July 1, 1986, unnumbered cat.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Landscape Painting," April 4–August 13, 1989, no catalogue.
Tulsa, Okla. Philbrook Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 14–June 9, 1991, no. 28.
Miami. Center for the Fine Arts. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 29–August 24, 1991, no. 28.
Omaha. Joslyn Art Museum. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 14–November 10, 1991, no. 28.
Tampa Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," December 14, 1991–February 8, 1992, no. 28.
Greenville, S. C. Greenville County Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 17–May 10, 1992, no. 28.
Madison, Wisc. Madison Art Center. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 6–August 2, 1992, no. 28.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids Art Museum. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 11–November 8, 1992, no. 28.
Roslyn Harbor, N. Y. Nassau County Museum of Art. "American Vanguards," January 21–April 28, 1996, unnumbered cat. (p. 15).
Albany. New York State Museum. "20th Century American Landscapes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 31–October 14, 2001, not in brochure.
Edward Alden Jewell. "Stress on 'Painting': Contemporary Work at Whitney Includes Much Abstraction—Other Events." New York Times (December 2, 1945), p. X7.
"Met Paintings Shown Here." Barnard Bulletin 53 (December 3, 1948), p. 1, notes that this was one of five paintings lent to Barnard College and hung in Brooks Hall [the period of loan was November 17, 1948–May 31, 1949].
"Art Displayed at Watkins." Nashville Banner (November 1, 1951), ill. p. 30 (installation in progress for the Nashville venue of Exh. AFA 1951–52).
D. R. K. "Metropolitan Exhibit at Museum." Montgomery Advertiser (December 9, 1951), p. 29.
"Paintings of Famed American Artists to Be Shown Monday." Abilene Reporter-News (April 6, 1952), p. 7-B.
"New Exhibit by American Artists Opens." Shreveport Times (May 11, 1952), p. B9.
"Widely-Known Painters' Exhibit at Mount Holyoke Opens Thursday." Transcript-Telegram (November 5, 1952), p. 3.
Howard Devree. "Past and Present: Metropolitan and Academy Exhibitions Emphasize Winds of Change." New York Times (February 26, 1956), ill. p. X9, erroneously identifies this work as a watercolor.
Henry Geldzahler. American Painting in the Twentieth Century. New York, 1965, p. 67, ill., calls it "Off Cape Split".
Sheldon Reich. Marsden Hartley, John Marin. Exh. cat., La Jolla Museum of Art. [San Diego], 1966, unpaginated, no. 31, ill.
Sheldon Reich. John Marin: A Stylistic Analysis and Catalogue Raisonné. Tucson, 1970, vol. 2, p. 693, no. 38.24, ill.
Milton W. Brown et al. American Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Decorative Arts, Photography. New York, 1979, p. 437, pl. 464.
Hilton Kramer. "Art View: A Dash of Marin at The Met." New York Times (March 1, 1981), p. D27, ill.
Michael Lloyd in20th Century Masters from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Exh. cat., Australian National Gallery. Canberra, 1986, p. 46, ill. p. 51 (color).
Lisa M. Messinger inThe Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., American Federation of Arts. New York, 1991, pp. 89–91, no. 28, ill. (color).
Lowery Stokes Sims inThe Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., American Federation of Arts. New York, 1991, p. 88.
Robert Rosenblum inThe Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., American Federation of Arts. New York, 1991, p. 9.
John Brandenburg. "Art Review: Philbrook Show Features 60 Landscape Paintings." Daily Oklahoman (May 29, 1991), p. 13.
Eliot Nusbaum. "Joslyn Hosts a Vivid Landscape Show." Des Moines Sunday Register (September 22, 1991), p. 7F.
Mary Ann Marger. "An Artistic Tribute to America." Tampa Bay Times (January 17, 1992), p. 32.
Constance Schwartz. American Vanguards. Exh. cat., Nassau County Museum of Art. [Roslyn Harbor, N. Y.], 1996, pp. 18, 91, ill. p. 15.
John Marin (American, Rutherford, New Jersey 1870–1953 Cape Split, Maine)
1913
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